{"product_id":"artsakh-landmarks-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Landmarks of Artsakh","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Landmarks of Artsakh\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo carvings, side by side, and between them they cover everything. On one half of this handmade Armenian backgammon set the stone elders of the \"We Are Our Mountains\" monument look out of their frame; on the other, a historic church stands with its cone-topped drum and its plain, certain walls. Արցախ is lettered between them and carved scrollwork ties the two together across the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople and prayer — that is the pairing, and it is the one Armenians reach for whenever they are asked to sum a place up. Nothing here is loud about it. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is where the board stops being a keepsake and starts being furniture: dice, checkers, somebody insisting they were robbed. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle, and let the lid say what it says quietly while the game gets on with being a game.\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\u003eTwo landmarks of Artsakh carved by hand in relief — the monument and a historic church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtsakh lettered in Armenian script between them, with scrollwork to the border\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 two images close\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Kept in the Family\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome boards are bought for their carving. This one is bought because of what is carved. Give it to a household that will know both images on sight, and it will not spend much time in a cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193060160,"sku":"102470","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1745995818259.jpg?v=1788438523","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/artsakh-landmarks-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}