<?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">kandilai</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>vessels</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>kandila</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>kandiles</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A Cycladic vessel featuring a globe-shaped body, tall neck, pedestal foot, and four pierced lugs on the body. The pierced lugs would have held cords for securing a lid to the vessel. Kandilai take their name from their resemblance to modern Greek church lamps; they would have been used to hold liquids such as oil or wine. The kandila form was very common, made in both marble and clay and in a wide range of sizes. The gradual elimination of a foot or base may represent a step in the transition from the kandila to the spherical pyxis form that later became popular. ]]></note></mads>