<?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">Serra d&apos;Alto ware</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>pottery by kiln, location, or style</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ware, Serra d&apos;Alto</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Painted ware of mid-late Neolithic widely diffused in southern Italy during the fifth millennium. It is named for a site near Matero and is characterized by necked and flat-bottomed vessels with distinctive spiral handles. Serra d'Alto ware, which is often found among grave goods, may have been created as a prestige item intended for trade. ]]></note></mads>