Which ancient civilization pioneered the use of 'merchant seals' as an early form of product branding, using distinctive symbols to mark goods as authentic from specific workshops?

Before modern logos and brand strategies, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated methods to distinguish their products in bustling marketplaces. From potter's marks in Mesopotamia to merchant seals in the Roman Empire, brand identity has deep historical roots. This trivia explores how ancient civilizations approached product differentiation and merchant branding—concepts that would evolve into today's corporate identity systems.

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Mesopotamians, who impressed cylinder seals on clay tablets to authenticate products from specific merchant houses (3000-500 BCE)
Egyptians, who used cartouches as royal brands to mark products made exclusively for pharaohs (2500-1000 BCE)
Greeks, who implemented the first alphabetic brand marks on amphora to indicate wine and olive oil producers (800-300 BCE)
Chinese Han Dynasty merchants, who used official chops (stamps) to designate imperial-approved trading goods (206 BCE-220 CE)