Bird on a Branch Armenian Backgammon Set, 4 Sizes — Handmade in Armenia
A small bird in pale wood perches on a branch that crosses the dark disc of this Armenian backgammon set, leafy sprigs curving up round it and a single flower opening below, the disc framed by a stepped cartouche with stippled panels and a diamond-lattice border. Four sizes, 30 to 60 cm square (11.8″ to 23.6″), handmade in Armenia.
The reverse is worked as well: pale and dark squares inlaid as a chequered panel, with the same lattice at either end and the stepped frame round it.
Open, the two halves each carry a pale inlaid knotwork roundel between fleur-tipped inlaid points, a checker trough along the rail and brass-toned hinges. The checkers, a dice set and a black carrying bag all come with it.
Specifications
- Size: four sizes — 30 × 30 cm, 40 × 40 cm, 50 × 50 cm or 60 × 60 cm (11.8″, 15.7″, 19.6″ or 23.6″ square) — choose above
- Size folded: 30 × 15 cm, 40 × 20 cm, 50 × 25 cm or 60 × 30 cm (11.8″ × 5.9″, 15.7″ × 7.9″, 19.6″ × 9.8″ or 23.6″ × 11.8″)
- Material: beech wood, medium brown stain with a pale wood disc and inlays, brass-toned hinges
- Carving: a pale-wood bird on a branch with leafy sprigs and a flower on a dark disc, in a stepped cartouche with stippled panels and a diamond-lattice border; lattice and an inlaid chequered panel on the other face
- Checkers: 32 turned wooden checkers, pale and dark; two dice
- Inside: inlaid points with fleur tips and an inlaid knotwork roundel in each half; checker troughs along the sides
- Hardware: brass-toned hinges and front clasps
- Craftsmanship: handmade in Armenia
What's Included
- Folding beech backgammon board
- 32 turned wooden checkers, pale and dark
- Two dice
- Carrying bag
Why You'll Love It
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One bird, drawn clean: a single perched bird in silhouette, not a crowded scene, so it reads from across the room.
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Four sizes: from a 30 cm board that travels to a full 60 cm board, same disc on each.
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Everything included: the board, the checkers, a dice set and a carrying bag.
Good to Know Before You Buy
Is it a tree? A branch rather than a whole tree — the bird sits on one bough with a few leafy sprigs and a flower round it, all in pale wood on the dark disc. The design is the same at all four sizes, and the 30 cm board is the travel size. The checkers, a dice set and the carrying bag all come with it.
What about shipping and returns? Shipping is free worldwide and tracked. Every set is covered by our 30-day returns policy.
How do I look after it? Wipe the flat faces with a dry cloth and brush the lattice and disc gently. Keep it out of direct sun and away from heat; store it closed with the checkers inside, in the bag.
Also known as nardi (нарды), nardy, tavla or shesh besh.
