<?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">ritual flails</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31320756</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:26:28</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">ceremonial flail</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">flails, ritual</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ritual flail</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Objects that symbolically represents a flail, which is an implement having stout handle at the end of which are attached ropes or chains for whipping. Examples include flails used by Ancient Egyptians during religious and funerary ceremonies, often consisting of a staff with three rods attached by a ring. ]]></dc:description></metadata>