Which ancient civilization pioneered the use of 'brand seals' on merchandise as an early form of product marketing to guarantee authenticity and origin?

Long before digital campaigns and social media, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated product marketing techniques to promote their goods across vast trade networks. From Phoenician merchants advertising their purple dye to Roman artisans stamping their pottery with distinctive maker's marks, the foundations of modern marketing were established thousands of years ago. Test your knowledge about these ancient product promotion strategies!

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Mesopotamia (particularly Babylon), where merchants stamped clay tablets with cylinder seals to authenticate goods in trade
Ancient Egypt, where papyrus scrolls attached to products featured hieroglyphic 'brand marks' of royal workshops
Ancient Greece, where amphora manufacturers painted distinctive logos on pottery to identify their production houses
Indus Valley Civilization, where merchants used standardized steatite seals to mark goods transported along trade routes