Although a device of far less sophistication, I am also fascinated by an ancient Athenian sortition device, the kleroterion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klero

Although a device of far less sophistication, I am also fascinated by an ancient Athenian sortition device, the kleroterion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleroterion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleroterion). It is perhaps one of the earliest examples we have a random number generator.