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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Middle Archaic</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Archaic</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Archaic, Middle</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to a phase of the Greek Archaic period, from around 580 BCE to around 535 BCE. It is characterized in sculpture and vase painting by figures that are more naturalistic than in the Early Archaic phase. ]]></note></mads>