Which ancient civilization developed the first widely recognized 'brand marks' on pottery, with specific workshops using distinctive symbols that consumers sought out for quality?

Before modern logos and trademarked slogans, ancient civilizations had their own methods of brand recognition and product differentiation. Merchants, artisans, and traders developed distinctive marks, signatures, or packaging to distinguish their goods in bustling marketplaces from Rome to Chang'an. Test your knowledge about how ancient civilizations handled what we now call 'branding' and product identity in their commercial activities.

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Ancient Greece, where potters in Athens signed their work and used workshop emblems that became recognized throughout the Mediterranean
Ancient Egypt, where royal cartouches served as early brand marks for products made exclusively for pharaohs
Mesopotamia, where cylinder seals marked clay vessels to indicate their place of manufacture and contents
Han Dynasty China, where imperial workshops stamped ceramics with region-specific emblems to track tax collection