Stunning Turkish Mother of Pearl Backgammon Set.

Mosaic inlaying is a very time consuming process that involves cutting small even pieces of wood and fixing them in precise fashion to form a brilliant Middle eastern Feel and look.

• Mother of Pearl

• Lemon, Rosewood, Walnut, Olive and Hornbeam Veneer
• Piano Finish

The backgammon pieces are inlaid by hand into the walnut base in beautiful mosaic designs.

The Bakgammon board folds in half for easy transport and there is plenty of room inside to store your games pieces. One side is a beautiful mosaic chess board inlaid with Mother of Pearl, while the other side is a mosaic decorated backgammon game board.

Completely hand made Middle Eastern Backgammon Set with no mass production involved. Beautifully and painstakingly crafted so that your Backgammon is just as much about the Board as it is about the Game.

This Backgammon Board will take you back in time to the Palace of Rulers and Kings.

• Dimensions: Approx 50x50cm when opened.
• Diameter: 3cm Ergonomic Solid Wood Checkers.
• Weight: 3kg
• Dice
• HIgh Quality Carry Bag

These items are Brand New. Colours and design may vary slightly depending on season and may carry some of the typical nuances of hand worked timber.

About Backgammon...

The game of backgammon is first mentioned in Bhartrhari’s Vairagyasataka (p. 39), composed around the late sixth or early seventh century AD.

The use of dice for the game is another indication of its Indic origin, since dice and gambling were a favorite pastime in ancient India. The rules of the game, however, first appeared in the Middle Persian text Wızarisnı Catrang ud Nihisnı New Ardaxsır (Explanation of Chess and Invention of Backgammon), composed in the sixth century during the rule of the Sasanian king Khosrow I (530–571).

The text assigns its invention to the Persian sage Wuzurgmihr (Arabic/Persian) Buzarjumihr/Bozorgmehr, who was the minister of King Khosrow I, as a challenge for the Indian sages.

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