{"product_id":"armenian-backgammon-set-grand-medallion","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Grand Ornament","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Grand Ornament\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the most heavily carved folding board in our ornament series, and it does not keep one face for show: both sides carry a grand carved ornament. On the front, a flower opens inside a laurel ring, four palmettes and four scrolled leaves radiating in deep relief. On the back, an interlaced knot turns the same circle into pure Armenian line-work. Around them run shield-shaped lattice panels and a carved egg-and-dart edge, so there is no angle without detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen it and the mood turns from dark to light: the points rise in pale wood against an espresso field, each tipped with a small palmette, and a two-tone carved ornament turns at the center of each half inside a ring of vines. Even the bronze hinges carry their own decoration.\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\u003eDeep relief is slow work. The carver has to remove everything that is not pattern, then texture the ground point by point until the ornament floats above its own shadow. The espresso finish makes the high edges glow while the recesses stay almost black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt plays as well as it poses: a smooth two-tone field, checker troughs carved along the sides, and a case that closes with bronze clasps. Handmade in Armenia. For the player who wants the room to go quiet when the board comes out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098261578048,"sku":"101193","price":789.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2575.jpg?v=1788439549","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/armenian-backgammon-set-grand-medallion","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}