Artifact Details

Title

Abacus

Catalog Number

B94.80

Type

Physical object

Description

Korean abacus (1 bead on top, 5 on bottom) with Chinese (Korean?) characters scratched into horizontal bar. "EN" inside a diamond marking on left hand side, Chinese character engraved on right hand side.

Date

ca. 1900

Dimensions

4 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.

Category

Pre-computer/abacus / soroban

Subject

Mechanical calculation; Hand calculation; Asia

Collection Title

Gwen Bell artifact and book collection

Series Title

Pre-computing artifacts

Credit

Gift of Gwen and C. Gordon Bell

Lot Number

X6288.2012
 

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