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This is an ancient Chinese brick from a tomb doorway, which was created during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) and made from clay. This brick depicts dueling boars and tigers. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

Roman architecture continued the legacy left by Greek architects and the established architectural orders, especially the Corinthian. The Romans were also innovators and they combined new construction techniques and materials...

King Nebuchadnezzar II's building program at Babylon used around 15,000,000 baked bricks. Thousands bore his name and titles stamped into the clay: "Nebuchadnezzar...the eldest son of Nabopolassar, King...

The cuneiform inscription on this brick stamp mentions the name of the Akkadian king Shar-Kali-Sharri (reigned 2217 - 2193 BCE) and his building work of the temple of Enlil. From Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. On display...

A hollow brick with a stamped inscription of the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II. From Babylon (modern Babel Governorate), Mesopotamia, Iraq. 604-562 BCE. (The Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

This is an original brick in of the walls of the processional way (or street) at the ancient city of Babylon, in modern-day Iraq. The name of the builder (the neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II...

A brick stamped with the name of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur. Neo-Sumerian era, Ur III dynasty, 2111-2003 BCE. From Ur, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

A brick stamped with the name of the Kassite king Agum-Mahru (Agum I). Its provenance was not mentioned in the Museum's description. Kassite period, 16th century BCE. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

Stamped Brick with the mark of Legio VII Gemina. Interpretation Center of Roman León at Casona de Puerta Castillo, León, Spain.

Brick Stamp of Legio I Adiutrix. Terra Sigillata-Museum, Rheinzabern.