<?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">sistra</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>sliding rattles</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>crepitaculi</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sisters</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sistrum</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sistrums</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Sliding rattles known in the Near East since the 3rd millennium BCE, consisting of a U- or lyre-shaped frame with a handle, fitted with loose-fitting rods or wires which jingle when shaken; small loose discs were often strung on the rods or wires to create additional sound. ]]></note></mads>