<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31346455</termId><termName>Northern Black Polished ware</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Refers to the characteristic pottery produced by the Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW) culture, an Iron Age culture in north India from ca. 700 BCE-ca. 200 BCE. The ware is recognizable by its black or bluish lustre.  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:33:27</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31346456</termId><termName>NBP ware</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31346457</termId><termName>ware, Northern Black Polished</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31321766</termId><termName>pottery by kiln, location, or style</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>