{"product_id":"armenian-tree-of-life-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Three Trees of Life","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Three Trees of Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is one tree at the centre and two smaller ones beside it, and once you see them as a family you cannot unsee it. The central tree of life on this handmade Armenian backgammon set is worked in bronze and pale wood, hung with coral-red fruit; the two smaller trees are cast in bronze and set either side of it, the same shape at a younger age. The whole field behind them is hand-cut into fine cross-hatching, which is why the metal reads so brightly from across a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the meaning of the symbol doing its job without anyone having to say it out loud: one generation, then the next, then the next. Armenians have carved this tree onto churches, chests and doorframes for well over a thousand years for precisely that reason. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the playing field underneath is where the actual generations meet — a grandparent teaching, a child learning the bar point the hard way, and the same argument about doubles that every Armenian table has had.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes in three sizes, so you can choose the one your table can carry: 15.7\" \/ 40 cm, 19.6\" \/ 50 cm or a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm. All three fold shut on bronze hinges and lift by a cut-out handle, and all three are the same hand-carved wooden backgammon board underneath — just more or less of it.\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\u003eAvailable in three sizes: 40 x 40 cm \/ 15.7 x 15.7\", 50 x 50 cm \/ 19.6 x 19.6\", 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds in half for storage: 20 x 40 cm \/ 7.9 x 15.7\", 25 x 50 cm \/ 9.8 x 19.6\", or 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze details, 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\u003eA bronze tree of life with coral-red fruit, flanked by two smaller bronze trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe field around them hand-cut into fine cross-hatching so the metal carries the light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree sizes, from a compact travel board to a full-size table set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board built on the country's oldest symbol of continuity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For a Growing Family\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the board people buy for weddings, new houses and first grandchildren — the occasions where the tree means exactly what it looks like it means. Give the big one if it is going to live on a table, or the small one if it is going to travel; both end up getting used far more than anyone expects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"40 x 40 cm \/ 15.6 x 15.6 inches","offer_id":53098194403648,"sku":"103396-40","price":269.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 x 50 cm \/ 19.6 x 19.6 inches","offer_id":53098194436416,"sku":"103396-50","price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6 inches","offer_id":53098194469184,"sku":"103396-60","price":439.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1705405014905.jpg?v=1788438568","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/armenian-tree-of-life-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}