<?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">Early Cypriote</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Cypriote periods</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Cypriot, Early</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Cypriote, Early</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Early Cypriot</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the period from about 2300 to 1900 BCE on the island of Cyprus. The art of the period is characterized by flat painted or incised terracotta figurines, vessels with scenes of daily life modeled around their outer rims, and the dominance of red-polished pottery. ]]></note></mads>