Which ancient civilization created the first documented 'brand mascot' - a distinctive symbol used by merchants to identify their goods in the marketplace?

While modern marketing relies heavily on brand mascots to create recognition and loyalty, this practice dates back thousands of years! Ancient civilizations understood the power of symbolic representation long before modern advertising. This trivia question explores how ancient merchants and artisans used early forms of 'brand mascots' to distinguish their products in marketplaces across the ancient world.

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Ancient Egypt, where specific pottery workshops used distinctive scarab beetle symbols to mark their premium wares around 3000 BCE
Ancient Rome, where bakeries stamped bread loaves with unique maker's marks to indicate quality and origin around 100 CE
Ancient Mesopotamia, where merchants used cylinder seals with distinctive animal figures to mark ownership of goods around 3500 BCE
Ancient China, where Han Dynasty silk producers wove specific dragon patterns to identify their premium textiles around 200 BCE