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period piece
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period piece
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(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an object, a piece of music, a play, etc., valued for its quality of evoking a particular historical period: often one regarded as of little except historical interest
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Noun1.period piece - any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical periodperiod piece - any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period
work of art - art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)
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period piece nbell'esemplare m d'epoca


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