<?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">mummy masks</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>mummies</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>mummy portraits</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>sculpture by subject type</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial masks</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>masks, mummy</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mummy mask</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mummy-mask</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Masks painted on stucco, cartonnage, metal, or wood that were placed over the heads of mummies in order to preserve the facial features of the deceased. The painted features were idealized; in the Greek-Roman period they became more realistic. For the later flat Fayum portraits of Rome-occupied Egypt, use "mummy portraits." ]]></note></mads>