Carved Armenian Chess Set with Mount Ararat

Carved Armenian Chess Set with Mount Ararat

Ararat has two summits — Greater and Little — and this Armenian chess set quietly matches it: two games in one carved board. The snow-crowned mountain is hand-cut in relief across the face, a full chessboard around it; fold it open and a complete backgammon set waits inside.

At 15.7" / 40 cm it is the comfortable middle of the range — big enough for serious evenings, compact enough to travel — with 32 wooden chess pieces, 32 checkers and dice in the carrying bag. A handmade chess backgammon set for the household that refuses to choose between the thinking game and the talking game.

What's Included

• Folding board with chess outside and backgammon inside, bronze hinges and clasps
• 32 wooden chess pieces made from beech and walnut wood
• 32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood
• Dice and a carrying bag

Specifications

• Folded: 7.9 x 15.7" / 20 x 40 cm
• Open playing field: 15.7 x 15.7" / 40 x 40 cm
• Weight: 6.6 lb / 3 kg
• Material: solid beech wood with bronze hinges and clasps
• Handmade in Armenia

Why it stands out

Cut, carved and finished entirely by hand, no two boards alike. The mountain gives it meaning, the two playing fields give it range, and the hand-work gives it the right to be passed down. A proudly Armenian gift at the size most tables actually want.