This gorgeous 4" black slate coaster features the Mal de ojo + moon symbology. Engraved here in Maryland + you choose round or square! The evil eye - first recorded by the Mesopotamians about 5,000 years ago in cuneiform on clay tablets, the evil eye may actually have originated as early as the Upper Paleolithic age. We find this figure in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures as well as Buddhist and Hindu societies. The evil eye mal de ojo Nazar mauvais oeil or greek matiasma is a curse believed to be cast by a malevolent glare, which is usually directed towards a person who is unaware. Many cultures believe that receiving an evil eye will cause one misfortune, bad luck, or injury. Mal de Ojo jewelry + talismans created to protect against the evil eye are also frequently called "evil eyes"