Which ancient civilization created the first widely recognized commercial brand identity by stamping distinctive symbols on pottery to indicate workshop origin and quality?

Before modern marketing departments and digital advertising, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated commercial strategies. From Mesopotamian merchant seals to Roman storefront designs, the foundations of modern retail were established thousands of years ago. This poll explores how ancient civilizations created some of the earliest forms of product branding and retail strategies that still influence commerce today.

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Ancient Greece, where potters from Athens used distinctive 'potter's marks' to distinguish their high-quality wares in Mediterranean trade
Ancient Egypt, where royal cartouches on products indicated items made exclusively for pharaonic households
Mesopotamia, where cylinder seals were used primarily to mark ownership of trade goods from specific merchant houses
Ancient China, where Han Dynasty imperial workshops marked ceramics with special characters to prevent counterfeiting