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Backgammon board

Title	Backgammon board
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Woodwork Games Islam
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 62.4 cm, Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 18cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	727-1876
Record ID	727-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Rectangular shaped folding backgammon board with carved openwork and painted decoration, Iran (probably Abadeh), Qajar period, 1850-76
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Carved pearwood and painted
Fiziksel açıklama	Carved pearwood backgammon board, comprised of three divisions that fold into an oblong box, hinged together with small metal clasps. The outside of the box is carved in alternating openwork patterns and carved floral motifs, with a total of twelve rectangular panels carved in shallow relief on top of two of the three divisions. The inside of the box is painted with pink and white flowers and red medallions set against a dark background, with a central oval medallion depicting a harem scene; the young couple embrace one another in an open colonnaded pavilion surrounded by musicians and attendants holding a huqqa.

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Backgammon board

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Woodwork Games Islam

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 62.4 cm, Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 18cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 727-1876

Record ID 727-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Rectangular shaped folding backgammon board with carved openwork and painted decoration, Iran (probably Abadeh), Qajar period, 1850-76

Malzemeler ve teknikler Carved pearwood and painted

Fiziksel açıklama Carved pearwood backgammon board, comprised of three divisions that fold into an oblong box, hinged together with small metal clasps. The outside of the box is carved in alternating openwork patterns and carved floral motifs, with a total of twelve rectangular panels carved in shallow relief on top of two of the three divisions. The inside of the box is painted with pink and white flowers and red medallions set against a dark background, with a central oval medallion depicting a harem scene; the young couple embrace one another in an open colonnaded pavilion surrounded by musicians and attendants holding a huqqa.