{"product_id":"mher-and-the-lion-master-walnut-backgammon-board","title":"Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Mher and the Lion","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Mher and the Lion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore David of Sassoun, the epic tells of Mher — the hero who met a man-eating lion on the roads of Sasun and faced it with his bare hands. By tearing the lion's mane he earned the name Armenians still teach their children: Mher the Lion. That very moment is master-carved across this Armenian backgammon set in deep relief, hero and beast locked together beneath the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the kind of scene only a master carver takes on — two bodies in motion, a mane mid-tear, a whole landscape behind them — and it is cut into solid walnut, the wood the workshop saves for its finest boards. Stand back and it reads like a monument; lean in and every line of the struggle is there under your fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside waits a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm nardi field — a handmade wooden backgammon board built for the long, loud games heroes' stories are told over. Strength, courage and a little luck: the epic asked for all three, and so will your opponent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with cut-out carry handle and bronze hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA matched 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 for storage: 11.8\" x 23.6\" \/ 30 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing size: 23.6\" x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 11 lb \/ 5 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMher and the man-eating lion, master-carved in deep relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA scene from the Sasun epic, set in a carved mountain landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull 23.6\" \/ 60 cm nardi field inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid walnut with a cut-out carry handle — entirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098206265664,"sku":"100954","price":2189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/3549.jpg?v=1788438820","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/mher-and-the-lion-master-walnut-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}