<?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">side rings</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31348853</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:34:08</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">side-ring</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">guards, ring</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ring guards</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rings, side</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">side ring</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Curved bands of steel positioned in pairs on edged weapons, one on either side of the blade, attached to the cross guard of the hilt and forming arches perpendicular to the blade. ]]></dc:description></metadata>