<?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">Early Corinthian</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Corinthian</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Animal, Early Ripe</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Animal, Early, Style</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Corinthian, Early</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Early Animal Style</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Early Ripe</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Early Ripe Animal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Ripe Animal, Early</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Ripe, Early</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Style, Early Animal</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the early phase of Corinthian pottery style, dating from around 625 BCE to around 600 BCE. It is characterized by a strong, incisive drawing of designs and a continuation of animal themes used in Proto-Corinthian pottery, but with the widespread addition of decorative elements between figures, usually distinctive rosettes with incised crosses in the petals. ]]></note></mads>