<?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">nikosthenic amphorae</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31450167</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:01:13</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">Nikosthenic amphorae</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Nikosthenic neck-amphorae</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">amphorae, nikosthenic</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">nikosthenic Amphorai</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">nikosthenic amphora</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Neck amphorae with splaying, conical necks, high bodies, and two flat strap handles extending from the shoulders and joined into the lip. They are known mostly in black-figure. The shape was adapted by the potter Nikosthenes from a native Etruscan shape. It is thought that nikosthenic amphorae were produced especially for the Etruscan market. ]]></dc:description></metadata>