historical relic
Preserved past object
A historical relic is an object surviving from the past, valued for its age and connection to history—an artifact preserved in museums or archaeological collections.
The phrase extends figuratively to anything outdated or obsolete: That phone booth is a historical relic.
Laws, customs, or institutions that persist beyond their relevance become historical relics: The electoral college is a historical relic that no longer serves its original purpose.
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- museum pieceObject preserved for display
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- collector's itemObject valued for rarity
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
museum · ancient · old world · lost civilization · ancient ruins · treasure · fossil · remnant · vestige · time capsule · heirloom · archaeology · ruins · buried treasure · monument · dusty · dust collector · preserved
historical relicreproduction
Copying or procreation
replica · forgery · fake · counterfeit · imitation
historical, history, historic, historically, historian, historians, histories, prehistory, prehistoric