<?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">Bolinus brandaris</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31435910</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:57:32</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">Murex brandaris</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">murex, purple dye</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">purple dye murex</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of predatory sea snail, native to central and western parts of the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean, and South China Sea. It was used to make expensive purple dye since Antiquity; it produces  a milky secretion that turns into a powerful and lasting dye when exposed to air. ]]></dc:description></metadata>