Which ancient civilization pioneered the concept of 'brand recognition' by using distinctive pottery designs to identify the origin, maker, and contents of traded goods across the Mediterranean?

The ancient world had sophisticated commercial systems with their own forms of branding and marketing. From Mesopotamian seals that guaranteed authenticity to Roman advertisements painted on walls, ancient civilizations developed innovative ways to distinguish products and build customer trust. This poll explores how ancient merchants built brand recognition in marketplaces that sometimes spanned continents.

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Ancient Egyptians with their royal cartouche seals on amphoras
Phoenicians with their purple-dyed textiles and marked transport jars
Ancient Greeks with their stamped amphoras and distinctive pottery marks
Romans with their 'ex officina' (from the workshop of) stamps on goods