<?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">stirrup-spout vessels</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>bottles by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bottles, stirrup-spout</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>jars, stirrup-spout</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stirrup-spout vessel</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stirrup-spout vessels</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>vessels, stirrup-spout</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Vessels, having a relatively stout shape, sometimes called "jars" or "bottles"; distinguished by having a double-branch/single-spout form that resembles a riding saddle stirrup. The form was known in Precolumbian art for 2,500 years. It has been suggested that the peculiar spout was used to prevent evaporation of the liquids contained in the vessel.  ]]></note></mads>