<?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">black burnished</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Helladic pottery styles</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>burnished, black</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the earliest style of Neolithic pottery on the Greek mainland. It is characterizecd by being decorated with burnishing, that is, the pot was rubbed with a tool that compacted the surface and made it shiny or lustrous. ]]></note></mads>