Which ancient civilization pioneered the practice of 'brand storytelling' by requiring artisans to mark their products with distinctive symbols that conveyed origin stories and quality guarantees?

Before modern marketing departments and viral campaigns, ancient civilizations had their own sophisticated methods of brand storytelling. Merchants, artisans, and traders developed unique techniques to distinguish their wares and build reputations that sometimes lasted centuries. This poll explores how ancient societies used storytelling to create what we would now recognize as product branding and market differentiation.

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Ancient Egyptians, who marked pottery and textiles with hieroglyphic symbols indicating the workshop's royal patronage and divine protection
Roman merchants, who stamped goods with 'tesserae' containing mythological scenes and origin stories to differentiate premium products
Mesopotamian craftsmen, who impressed cylinder seals on clay tablets accompanying goods to authenticate their workshop lineage and divine blessing
Chinese Han Dynasty traders, who attached silk scrolls to luxury items narrating the item's creation story and imperial connections