<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31367326</termId><termName>Third Intermediate period</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Refers to the period in Egypt from about 1075 to 664 BCE comprising the Twenty-first Dynasty through the Twenty-fifth Dynasty; some sources end with the Twenty-fourth Dynasty about 715 BCE. The period is one of political disruption resulting in the the diminished production of art and architecture during certain dynasties. A rise in the importance of metalworking, a tendency towards archaizing in sculpture, and a high level of artistic quality are notable characteristics of the period. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:39:05</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31336166</termId><termName>Egyptian periods</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406900</termId><termName>Twenty-first Dynasty</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406906</termId><termName>Twenty-second Dynasty</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406911</termId><termName>Twenty-third Dynasty</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406916</termId><termName>Twenty-fourth Dynasty</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31406920</termId><termName>Twenty-fifth Dynasty</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>