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Mona Lisa's almond eyes. There were Asian, or Chinese, concubines, laborers, of various occupations in Europe of the time. Italy had no central government, only city states, so immigration was likely open. Italy was also invaded again and again. The 700s or 800s, the Saracens, Arab invasions, the Normans invited by the Pope to protect Italy from invasion, 1072 off the top of my head. (is that OTTOMH?).
Just like the English have so many German, Celt, Viking, Italian invasions from the Roman period and before and after.