The art, practice, or craft of making small terracotta figurines and decorative objects in ancient times.
From coroplast + -y (Greek -ia, forming nouns of action/state). Constructed similarly to other craft nouns like 'pottery' and 'statuary.'
Coroplasty was a mass-production craft—unlike grand marble sculpture, coroplasts used molds and assembly techniques, making them the ancient world's version of toy manufacturers and decorative goods producers.
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