<?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">thymiateria</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial containers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>censers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>incense burners</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>thymiaterion</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A type of ancient Greek incense burner or small incense altar made of bronze, silver, or terracotta; the perfumed smoke of the incense would escape through decorative openings. Thymiateria were functional objects but may also have been placed in tombs as funerary offerings. ]]></note></mads>