<?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">Saisunaga-Nanda</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31367047</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:39:00</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">Saisunaga-Nunda</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Pre-Maurya</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Saisunaga</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the culture created under the Saisunaga dynasty (ca. 642-413 BCE) and the Nanda dynasty (ca. 413-322 BCE) in India. Information about this culture is found in later Vedic literature; metalwork, ivory carving, storied buildings, and craft guilds are mentioned. Very little remains of pre-Maurya date; some cyclopean walls, tombs, and minor antiquities such as terracotta reliefs and glass have been found. The cutting and polishing of hard stones reached a level of accomplishment in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE that was not surpassed in later ancient Indian art. ]]></dc:description></metadata>