Square wood box with lid with two large swallows in flight, a #9 within a circle, within a square, (represents the game pieces) 3 small "birds" and the word Roma, also a square border around edge of lid, all done in inlay and pen/ink. 2 inside hinges. Box holds 15 small (about 1") squares with a concave circle carved into each square numbered "1-15". There is one empty area so that game pieces can be moved about, they are loose in the box.