Which ancient civilization pioneered the concept of 'brand sealing' - stamping products with distinct merchant marks that functioned similarly to modern brand logos?

Before modern retail and e-commerce, ancient civilizations had sophisticated systems for product development, branding, and sales. Their innovative approaches to merchandising, brand storytelling, and consumer psychology laid the foundations for today's retail strategies. Test your knowledge about how ancient societies positioned their products and built lasting brand identities that archaeologists still recognize thousands of years later!

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Mesopotamians, who stamped clay tablets with cylinder seals to identify the merchant origin of goods (circa 3500 BCE)
Ancient Egyptians, who marked papyrus scrolls with hieroglyphic symbols representing specific royal workshops (circa 2500 BCE)
Indus Valley traders, who used square seals with animal motifs to denote product quality grades (circa 2600 BCE)
Ancient Greeks, who inscribed amphora handles with potter marks to track production quotas and sales regions (circa 700 BCE)