“古物”概念在中国法律中起源颇早,在中华民国时期广泛使用,是我国现行法律“文物”概念的重要来源之一。本文重点对中国历史法律法规中“古物”概念的发展脉络作了细致勾勒,并与现行法律法规中“文物”概念进行比较分析,同时也探讨了世界其他国家法律法规中仍在使用的“古物”概念,认为“古物”作为我国历史上的法律概念,其关于古代文化遗物方面的合理内涵已为“文物”概念所吸收,“文物”概念在此基础有所扩充和发展,更加适合当今形势下文物保护及管理工作的需要。 “Antiquities ” concept originated very early in Chinese law and was widely used in the Republic of China. It is one of the important sources of the current law “artifact ” concept in our country. This article focuses on the detailed outline of the development of the concept of “Antiquities” in Chinese history laws and regulations and compares it with the concept of “relics” in the current laws and regulations. It also discusses the laws and regulations in other countries As the concept of “antiquity” used in the history of China, “antiquity” is regarded as the concept of law in our history. The reasonable connotation of ancient relics has been absorbed by the concept of “relics”. The concept of “relics” This foundation has been expanded and developed to better suit the needs of heritage conservation and management in the current situation.