<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">offering vases</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>offervazen</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>vases</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>containers by function or context</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>offering vase</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>vases, offering</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Vases intended to contain offerings or to themselves serve as an offering in a religious or funerary context. Examples exist from ancient times and in many cultures, including the following: ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; Asian cultures; the Pre-Columbian Americas; and in modern western culture. ]]></note></mads>