Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck carved box or anything else warding off

or anything else warding off the end

but also hung on the wall

They appear to be made out of some sort of granular stone--not especially heavy

23 1/2" long x 5 3/4" widest x 7/8" deep

3 1/4" long when closed

Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck carved box or anything else warding offI learned about the existence of Russian prison playing cards from Eric Oglander at tihngs, who has sold a few decks, and I wanted to hold a deck in my hands. They're pretty amazing. This complete 32 card deck plus two blanks came straight from Russian, and I know from the seller that they were made in IK 19 prison in Kazan in 2010. These, from what I understand, were not made by prisoners to sell, but rather are made as a single deck to use inside,