An ancient Greek artisan who made terracotta figurines, toys, and small decorative objects.
From Greek koron (doll/figurine) + plastos (formed/molded), literally 'figurine-maker.' Used by ancient writers to describe craftspeople who produced small clay objects.
Coroplasts were the toy makers of ancient Greece—they created little clay dolls, animals, and whistles by hand, and archaeologists have found thousands of their products in ancient tombs, giving us a window into what ancient kids played with!
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