<?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">Early Dynastic II</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31367209</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:39:03</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">E.D. II</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Early Dynastic Period, Second</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Second Early Dynastic Period</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The second phase of the Early Dynastic period in Mesopotamia, from about 2750 to 2600 BCE. It is characterized by stylized sculpture, the development of the combat scene in seal carving, and a relative homogeneity in the plastic arts. ]]></dc:description></metadata>