Collocations for relic - noun

ancient
last
It was the last relic of the old system.

quaint
He seemed to view her as a quaint relic of the past.

historic, historical
precious, priceless
holy, religious, sacred

discover, unearth
The relics were discovered in a lead box in the ruins of an abbey.

preserve

survive
This silver belt buckle is the only relic of the battle that survives.

relic from
Most of these guns are relics from the Boer War.

a relic of an age, a relic of a time
relics of a bygone age
a relic of the time when people hunted their own food

a relic of the past
They believe that hunting is a relic of the past and are calling for it to be banned.