<?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">Gerzean</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Early Gerzean</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Late Gerzean</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Upper Egyptian Predynastic</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Late Naqada</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Nagadah II</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Naqada II</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the Predynastic period in Upper Egypt from about 3500 to 2925 BCE. Works of art include slate palettes, carved maceheads, copper artifacts, ivory and stone figurines, and buff-colored pottery decorated with geometric motifs and stylized representations of plants, animals, and people, in red paint. ]]></note></mads>