<?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">punic wax</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>bleached beeswax</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Carthagian wax</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>eleodoric wax</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>wax, punic</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A particular type of processed beeswax that was used in encaustic paintings. Punic wax was probably made by combining beeswax with soda lime to produce a waxy soap. Repeated washings in hot water removed any excess caustic. Experiments conducted in Berlin to recreate an ancient recipe yielded flakes of a hard brittle wax that melted between 73-75C (163-167 F). ]]></note></mads>