Which ancient civilization created a sophisticated 'brand loyalty' system where specific pottery workshops stamped their wares with distinctive maker's marks to guarantee quality and origin?

While we often think of branding as a modern concept, ancient civilizations understood the power of distinctive symbols and reputation. From government seals to artisan marks, these early forms of branding helped establish trust, authority, and value. This poll explores how ancient civilizations developed early brand loyalty systems that would be familiar to modern marketers, showing how some fundamental principles of product identity and consumer trust have remained consistent across millennia.

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Ancient Rome, where pottery stamps (sigillum) became so trusted that consumers would pay premium prices for specific workshop brands
Ancient Egypt, where royal cartouches on pottery served as early quality assurance marks for consumers across the Mediterranean
Ancient China, where Han Dynasty pottery was marked with imperial seals to create consumer confidence in government-approved goods
Ancient Greece, where amphora were exclusively marked with city-state symbols to promote civic pride and local product preference