Caption

Damascus, Syria. December 10th 2025. Abu Toni a Syrian artisan craftsman with a wooden mosaic inlaid backgammon box he has made, at his workshop in the Christian quarter of Old Damascus, Syria

Date

Dec 09, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/john wreford

Reference

BRK26E32_311

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

130.0Mb (43.3Mb) / 27.5in x 18.3in / 8256 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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