HyperDic: period_piece

English > 1 sense of the expression *period piece*:
NOUN	artifact	period piece	any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period

English > *period piece*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	Any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period.
Broader	work of art	art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting / painting or sculpture of artistic merit)