<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">biconical urns</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31396127</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-09 20:52:11</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">biconical urn</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A large type of urn with a wide lip used for funerary purposes in ancient Etruria, particularly during the 10th-8th centuries BCE. Early Villanovan burials were often characterized by the use of such urns; one handle would be knocked off in a ritual destruction of the vessel. Biconical urns often stood as a shorthand for the body of the deceased and were often capped by a military helmet. ]]></dc:description></metadata>