Which ancient civilization invented the first standardized retail packaging system that included product information, quantity measurements, and merchant seals?

Before modern retail, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated systems for product distribution, trade, and commerce. From the Silk Road's vast network to bustling Roman marketplaces, our ancestors pioneered retail logistics that sometimes rivaled modern systems in complexity. This trivia question challenges your knowledge of how ancient peoples solved the timeless problems of getting products from producers to consumers across vast empires.

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Ancient Egyptians, who used sealed pottery jars with hieroglyphic labels indicating contents, quantity, and origin for market goods around 3000 BCE
The Phoenicians, who developed labeled clay amphorae with merchant marks and product details for Mediterranean trade around 1200 BCE
Ancient Romans, who created the first standardized amphora shapes with stamped information detailing contents and origins around 200 BCE
Mesopotamians, who used clay bullae (hollow clay spheres) containing tokens representing goods with exterior markings around 3500 BCE