{"product_id":"armenian-backgammon-set-ornaments-v","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set with Carved Ornaments","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set with Carved Ornaments\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow one strand of the carved ornament on this handmade Armenian backgammon set and you will make it exactly once around the board before admitting defeat: the interlace has no beginning and no end. Armenian carvers have loved that trick for centuries — an endless weave, cut over and under into solid wood, every crossing kept clean by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern suits the game more than any other could. Backgammon is one of the oldest games human beings still play — boards five thousand years old have come out of the ground, and the game simply never stopped: shepherds played it, kings played it, and in Armenian homes nardi still passes from grandparents to grandchildren like a surname. An endless game, wrapped in an endless knot. Open the bronze clasps and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field takes its turn in that long story.\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: 11.8 x 23.6\" \/ 30 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 11 lb \/ 5 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech wood 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\u003eKnot ornament is deceptively hard work — one wrong cut and the weave stops reading as a weave. Here the lines pass through one another endlessly, clean and graphic across the pale wood. A luxury handmade backgammon set for someone who appreciates patience — in carving and in play — and a gift whose pattern quietly says: may it never end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098245751104,"sku":"100269","price":539.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1680687772474.jpg?v=1788439298","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/armenian-backgammon-set-ornaments-v","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}