<?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">sistra</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31450262</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:01:15</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">crepitaculi</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sisters</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sistrum</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sistrums</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Sliding rattles known in the Near East since the 3rd millennium BCE, consisting of a U- or lyre-shaped frame with a handle, fitted with loose-fitting rods or wires which jingle when shaken; small loose discs were often strung on the rods or wires to create additional sound. ]]></dc:description></metadata>