<?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">altar poles</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31440785</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:58:49</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">altar pillars</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar pole</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar staff</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar staffs</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">poles, altar</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ General term for poles, staffs, or pillars located at or incorporated in the altar, used in several religions globally. Examples are wooden poles surmounted by metal toppers, used in processions to the altar and then placed at the altar during a liturgy or ceremony.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>