{"product_id":"floral-rosette-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Blossom and Vines","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Blossom and Vines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost carved boards pull your eye inward. This one sends it out. A single bold blossom opens at the centre of this handmade Armenian backgammon set, cut deep and clean, and from it the carved vines set off across the lid — curling, doubling back, filling the whole field right up to the fine border. Follow one of them and you end up at the edge of the board before you notice you have been travelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is a very Armenian way to decorate something: begin with one good thing and let it grow until there is nowhere left to grow. It also happens to describe the game underneath. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and on the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field your checkers do the same journey — out across the board, around the corner, and home. This hand-carved wooden backgammon board lifts by its cut-out handle and goes wherever the players are.\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\u003eOne bold carved blossom at the centre with vines running out to the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe whole lid worked by hand — no plain ground left anywhere\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 in the oldest decorative language the country has\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Fits Any House\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo emblem, no politics, no explaining — just very good carving of the kind Armenians have been doing for centuries. It suits the friend whose taste you are not entirely sure of, which makes it one of the safest fine gifts there is.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098194534720,"sku":"100235","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1700560765467.jpg?v=1788438571","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/floral-rosette-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}