<?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">liturgical lances</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31375651</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:41:19</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">holy spears</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">lances</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">lances, liturgical</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">liturgical lance</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">liturgical spears</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Liturgical objects in the form of small lances or spears, used in the Greek Church used in the preparatory rite of prothesis, during which the host is separated from a loaf before consecration. ]]></dc:description></metadata>