Which ancient civilization is credited with creating the first known branded products using distinctive pottery marks as an early form of product packaging and merchant identification?

Before billboards and social media, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated marketing strategies to promote their products. From Phoenician merchants painting distinctive symbols on their ships to Roman shopkeepers using colorful signs to attract customers, marketing has ancient roots. This poll explores how these civilizations promoted their goods and created lasting brand identities that archaeologists can still identify thousands of years later.

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Ancient Egyptians, who stamped pharaoh seals on pottery to indicate royal quality
Ancient Greeks, who used maker's marks (potter's signatures) on amphora to designate wine and olive oil quality
Mesopotamians, who used cylinder seals on clay containers to verify contents and origin
Ancient Chinese, who marked porcelain with dynasty symbols to indicate imperial production