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by forgotoldacc 337 days ago
>Dr Birley said many examples of stone and marble toilet benches existed from across the Roman Empire, but this is believed to be the only surviving wooden seat.

So the article you link says, in colloquial English terms, that stone and marble toilets from the period are pretty common but wooden toilet seats are basically all disintegrated. Only one (1) wooden seat is known to remain.