{"product_id":"tree-of-life-medallion-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Tree of Life in a Carved Circle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Tree of Life in a Carved Circle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tree on this handmade Armenian backgammon set is not standing in open ground. Someone put a wall around it — a closed ring of interlaced carving that runs right the way round the trunk and branches, strand over strand, without a single loose end. It is the same instinct you see on a khachkar or an old doorframe: when Armenians carve something that matters, they carve a border around it first, and then they carve the border properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround that circle the carver cut the whole field into fine cross-hatching, so the tree sits in it like a seal pressed into wax. It gives this wooden backgammon board a stillness that most carved boards do not have — and then you unhook the clasps, the bronze hinges swing, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field underneath turns out to be anything but still. Growth on the lid, chaos on the field, the same two people arguing about the same doubles. That is roughly how it has always gone.\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\u003eThe tree of life carved in relief inside a closed ring of interlaced ornament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand-cut cross-hatched field around it, every stroke made by hand\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 built around one of the oldest symbols the country has\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Means Growth\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tree of life is what Armenians carve for beginnings — a new house, a new family, a new chapter for someone who has earned one. Give this board at the start of something and it will still be on the table years later, by which point it will have collected a great many arguments of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098195878208,"sku":"103634","price":349.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1682593530641.jpg?v=1788438594","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/tree-of-life-medallion-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}