<?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">situlae</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>aspersoriums</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>liturgical vessels</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>situla</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>situlai</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>situlas</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Pail-like or cone-shaped vessels, often having handles, made of bronze, silver, ceramic, glass, or another material. They were often decorated; used in the Iron Age, ancient Egypt, Asia, in the ancient Roman world, and in Christian religious rituals. ]]></note></mads>