<?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">stirrup cups</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31426515</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:55:03</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">stirrup cup</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stirrup-cup</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">coaching glasses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">coaching-glasses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cups, stirrup</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hunting glasses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hunting-glasses</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Drinking vessels without handles or feet that rest on their side or rim when not in use. Often made in the form of an animal head, which is an adaptation of the Greek rhyton. The term refers to the practice of handing such a cup to a person who was on horseback prior to setting out on a journey or the hunt. ]]></dc:description></metadata>