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PugJesus piefed.social PugJesus@piefed.social
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PugJesus Moderator PugJesus@piefed.social
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https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010165598
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CapuccinoCoretto lemmy.world CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
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PugJesus wrote:
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010165598

Why does the Louvre site call it a box? "Boîte"
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PugJesus Moderator PugJesus@piefed.social
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CapuccinoCoretto wrote:
Why does the Louvre site call it a box? "Boîte"

No clue. Maybe it's a more general term in French archeological jargon than in English?
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