Which ancient civilization first used distinctive maker's marks (similar to modern logos) on commercial pottery to indicate the workshop or merchant responsible for the product?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce platforms, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated retail systems and product branding techniques. From Mesopotamian merchant seals to Roman mass production, these early societies established many retail practices we still use today. Test your knowledge about how ancient merchants branded, marketed, and sold their products across the ancient world's first global supply chains.

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Ancient Egypt, with royal cartouches adapted for commercial use around 1500 BCE
Ancient Greece, with potter signatures and workshop stamps appearing around 700-600 BCE
Mesopotamia, with cylinder seals used on clay containers around 3000 BCE
Ancient Rome, with brick stamps and amphora marks standardized around 200 BCE