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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Thirteenth Dynasty</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Second Intermediate period</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>13th Dynasty</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Dynasty, Thirteenth</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>XIIIth Dynasty</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the period in Egypt from about 1756 to 1630 BCE. The period is characterized by political unrest although a continuation of cultural traditions from the Twelwth Dynasty can be seen particularly in the quality and style of royal and private sculpture. ]]></note></mads>