<?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">nikosthenic amphorae</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>neck amphorae</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Nikosthenic amphorae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Nikosthenic neck-amphorae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>amphorae, nikosthenic</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nikosthenic Amphorai</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nikosthenic amphora</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Neck amphorae with splaying, conical necks, high bodies, and two flat strap handles extending from the shoulders and joined into the lip. They are known mostly in black-figure. The shape was adapted by the potter Nikosthenes from a native Etruscan shape. It is thought that nikosthenic amphorae were produced especially for the Etruscan market. ]]></note></mads>