{"product_id":"armenian-backgammon-set-garni","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Garni","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Garni\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the churches, there was Garni: a first-century temple to the sun god, all columns and pediment, the only Greco-Roman building still standing in the region. On this Armenian backgammon set its colonnade is carved clean across the lid — architecture you can hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the board for the person who loves the older, stranger layers of Armenian history, when the country looked to Rome as much as to the East. A handmade wooden backgammon board with a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field inside, ready for games under the columns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDice 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 surface: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: 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\u003cp\u003eGarni is a surprise in the Armenian highlands: a classical temple built when Armenia looked as much to Rome as to Persia. Its clean colonnade renders crisply in the carving, almost architectural. A distinctive, pre-Christian slice of Armenian heritage that folds shut on bronze clasps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098256204096,"sku":"100379","price":259.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/3884.jpg?v=1788439495","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/armenian-backgammon-set-garni","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}