Emperor Justinian Receiving the First Imported Silkworm Eggs from Nestorian Monks
PortfolioVermis Sericus (The Introduction of the Silkworm and the Production of Silk in Europe)
Datec. 1595
MediumEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 261 × 323 mm. (10 1/4 × 12 11/16 in.)
Plate: 200 × 270 mm. (7 7/8 × 10 5/8 in.)
Plate: 200 × 270 mm. (7 7/8 × 10 5/8 in.)
Credit LineThe John Dorsey and Robert W. Armacost Acquisitions Endowment
Object number2022.102.2
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24