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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">brasses</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>funerary sculpture</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>commemorative sculpture</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>brass</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>church brasses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>memorial brasses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>monumental brasses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sepulchral brasses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tomb brasses</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Incised brass plates serving as memorials to the dead, typically found in Western art on tomb slabs or otherwise near burial sites, and often showing a portrait or coat of arms. ]]></note></mads>