<?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">tau crosses</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31310923</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:23:45</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">Advent crosses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Egyptian crosses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Saint Anthony&apos;s crosses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">St. Anthony&apos;s crosses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">crosses of Tau</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">crosses, tau</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cruces commissae</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">crux commissa</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tau</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tau cross</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tau-crosses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">taus</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Cross in the shape of the Greek letter tau, that is, T-shaped. In Christianity and other ancient societies, the tau cross symbolized life, resurrection, reincarnation, and blood sacrifice. Used in the crux ansata or ankh of ancient Egyptian symbolism, in heraldry, on a St. Anthony's cross as a sacred symbol, and by St. Francis of Assisi as the symbol of his order. ]]></dc:description></metadata>