<?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">brush aspergilla</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31320867</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:26:30</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">aspergillum brush</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">brush aspergillum</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sprinkling brushes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sprinkling-brushes</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Brushes, usually long brushes made of horse hair, fixed to a handle and used to sprinkle water. Used in ancient Rome and other cultures, and later in Christian churches used to dip into holy water in order to sprinkle it on the congregation, the altar, etc. ]]></dc:description></metadata>