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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">double axes</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial axes</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>axes, double</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>double axe</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Prehistoric shaft-hole axes with symmetric cutting edges at each side of the shaft. Found in stone, copper and bronze. The double axe was a common religious symbol in Minoan Crete and was also used as a votive object. ]]></note></mads>