{"product_id":"ararat-and-khor-virap-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Snow-Capped Ararat over Khor Virap","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Snow-Capped Ararat over Khor Virap\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe snow is the detail that makes this one. On most carved boards Ararat is a silhouette; here the carver has worked the mountain in two tones of wood, so the pale cap sits above the dark shoulder exactly as it does on a clear morning, with the Khor Virap monastery small and solid on the ground below it and grapevines trailing round the whole scene. It is the single most photographed view in Armenia, and this handmade Armenian backgammon set has it in relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Armenian family album has this picture somewhere — usually badly framed, taken through a car window, with somebody's cousin in the corner. Having it carved properly, in wood, on something the household actually uses, does something a photograph cannot. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field waits underneath the mountain. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle, and the view comes to the table with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Ararat carved in two tones of wood so the snow-capped peak reads from across the room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKhor Virap monastery below it, with trailing grapevines around the whole scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board carrying the country's most familiar view\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Everyone Recognises\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not have to say a word when you hand this over. The mountain does the introduction, the monastery confirms it, and then somebody opens the board and the evening starts properly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098191683904,"sku":"103865","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1750758226606.jpg?v=1788438491","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/ararat-and-khor-virap-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}