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![Emperor Justinian Receiving the First Imported Silkworm Eggs from Nestorian Monks, Plate 2 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus]](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ci/AL18g_RBaD3xuLOzV0w-DTQW5Ocn3LtGj7V3gYdL81mVCMiokbM1hpbDwBF10ssnx46hI5pm0r8mag)
Emperor Justinian Receiving the First Imported Silkworm Eggs from Nestorian Monks, Plate 2 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus]
Stradanus, Karel van Mallery, Philip Galleca. 1595
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: Emperor Justinian Receiving the First Imported Silkworm Eggs from Nestorian Monks, Plate 2 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus]
- Creator: Philips Galle|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Karel van Mallery
- Date Created: ca. 1595
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 10 9/16 in. (19.9 × 26.8 cm)
- Type: Prints
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/659738
- Medium: Engraving
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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