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http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type	http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Entity
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value	Silk, exported in huge quantities from China, was in effect a form of currency (it was also a form of tribute used to buy off the nomads), but due to its perishable nature relatively little has survived.
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#wasQuotedFrom	asiasociety.org