Ancient Relic is a non-inventory item in Stray that can be bought from Azooz the merchant for 3 cans of Energy Drink. It can be bought at any time in the Slums, and before you buy it, it is covered with a cloth, and it is impossible to see what is under it.
It is a framed painting or photograph depicting an early model of a Companion sweeping the floor (or a carpet) in a certain room. Buying a Relic will give B-12 a Memory:
This is an early model of a Companion. Back then they didn’t have any personality, they were just glorified autonomous cleaners.
I think it’s nice that they eventually mimicked humans.
It’s like they missed them. And in a way, they kind of kept them from going extinct.
They’re good robots.- B12
After receiving a memory, an Ancient Relic cannot be taken with you.
Trivia[]

- In the game files, inside of two folders with the Ancient Relic materials, there is another similar "Christmas" photo. It wasn't used in the game, and it's not clear what it was for. It depicts a Human unpacking a Christmas present.
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Inventory Items | Atomic Battery • Broken Tracker • Fixed Tracker • Cassette Tape • Clementine's Picture • Contact Message • Electric Cable • Energy Drink • Fuse • Jacket • Keys (B-12 Flat) • Keys (Library) • Lever Handle • Music Sheets • Mysterious Message • Poncho • Postcard • Purple Plant • Red Plant • Yellow Plant • Safe's Mysterious Password • Strange Drink • Subway key • Super Spirit Detergent • Transceiver • Worker Hat • Worker Keys |
Non-Inventory Items | Ancient Relic • Backpack • Book: Volume 42 • Boxes • Bucket Pulley • Bucket-Zip-Line • Cat toys • Defluxor • Devices • Electrical Box • Gravity book • How to be a Ninja • Keys (Jail) • Paint Bucket • Paper Bags • Radio • Sarcophagus • Small Bucket • Vinyl record |
Notebooks | Clementine's Notebook • Doc's Notebook • Momo's Notebook • Zbaltazar's Notebook |
Badges | Music Badge • Outsider Badge • Plant Badge • Cat Badge • Police Badge • Neco Badge |
Collectables | Memories |