{"product_id":"artsakh-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Artsakh and Grapevines","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Artsakh and Grapevines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo faces in stone, and vines growing around them. On this handmade Armenian backgammon set the elders of the \"We Are Our Mountains\" monument — Tatik and Papik, as everyone actually calls them — are carved in pale relief at the centre of the lid, and a border of grapevines and heavy clusters runs the whole way round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePutting a vine around them is a gentle decision, and a deliberate one. Nothing about those two faces is soft: they were cut straight out of the rock, without bodies, without a pedestal, staring out over the valley. The vines answer them with the other half of what a place is — the growing, the pouring, the long table. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field belongs to that half entirely. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down; some evenings need both a memory and a game, and this one brings the pair.\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\u003eThe \"We Are Our Mountains\" monument carved by hand in relief — Tatik and Papik\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full border of carved grapevines and clusters around them\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 that holds a memory and a game at once\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Given Quietly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a board you explain. You set it down, somebody recognises the two faces, and then — as it should be — somebody else says set it up already.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192044352,"sku":"103867","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1750757742240.jpg?v=1788438495","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/artsakh-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}