About GrafixMat Coasters • Front • Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Pre-Columbian Art
The Back Story:
Aztec Calendar
The Aztec people of Pre-Columbian Mexico assigned mythological and astronomical significance to the sun; for them “El Sol” was a religious deity. When the Sun Stone (Piedra Del Sol) was unearthed in Mexico City in 1790, discoverers mistakenly referred to it as the Aztec Calendar Stone.
The Aztec name for the 25-ton, almost-12-foot-diameter and 3-foot-thick basalt disc is Cuauhxicalli Eagle Bowl; it is currently on display at the National Museum of Anthropology and History Mexico City. The images carved into the stone depict four disasters which led to the migration of the Mexican people to modern-day Mexico City, and pictographs indicate how they measured time.