Mosaic Wood-inlaid Backgammon Set - Mesopotamian Match Rolls guiding us towards spiritual renewal

guiding us towards spiritual renewal and growth

neck and shoulders

hand crafting an alternating pattern from freeform stones and petite round beads

which total three carats

Resembling latticework

Mosaic Wood-inlaid Backgammon Set - Mesopotamian Match Rolls guiding us towards spiritual renewalBackgammon may be the world's oldest board game. Invented in Mesopotamia, there is evidence of it being played in ancient Egypt, Rome, China, Japan, and England. Over the millennia it evolved into today's simple but multilayered game of tiles and strategy. Made by a fourth generation artist in Damascus, Syria, this game board is handcrafted using hundreds of tiny pieces called tesserae of inlaid walnut, olive, lemon, apricot, and rosewood. As each