cultural relics
Historical treasures preserved
Cultural relics are objects of historical, artistic, or archaeological significance—artifacts preserved because they illuminate past civilizations or events.
The term appears frequently in contexts involving heritage protection and international law: The museum houses cultural relics from the Tang Dynasty.
China uses the phrase extensively in legislation governing antiquities, making it more common in Asian contexts than Western ones, where "cultural artifacts" or "antiquities" often substitute.
- ancient artifactsObjects from past civilizations
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- national treasuresValued items of collective significance
treasures · museum · museum collection · ancient · pottery · terra cotta · sculptures · temple · dynasty · excavation · preservation · ruins · tomb · jade · bronze · porcelain · scrolls · silk road
cultural relicsreplicas
Exact copies of originals
forgeries · counterfeits · copies · fakes · imitations
cultural relicsconsumer goods
Products bought by individuals
kitsch · trinkets · junk · ephemera · fast fashion
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