摘要：Provenance studies of glassware mean a challenge for historians. Typological features of the vessels are
frequently not sufficient for characterisation of certain glasshouses. The knowledge of chemical composition
may provide a substantial complementary data. Many different analytical methods have been used in glass
archaeometry; however, most of them require sampling of the historical object. Two analytical methods have
been applied for the examination of the historic glass. Electron Probe Micro Analysis (EPMA) is already well
known in the field of archaeometry; however it can not be regarded non-destructive at all. The less known
Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) represents a new nuclear method for bulk analysis, without the risk
of samplesí destruction. In this study we have investigated 23 historical glass pieces mainly from the post-
medieval periods. The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of PGAA on historical glass objects.
With PGAA we were able to determine all the major components (SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, CaO TiO2, Fe2O3,
BaO and PbO) and some trace elements, based on which we were able to draw some conclusions regarding the
provenance of the objects. The obtained results are in good agreement with EPMA results. Chemical analysis of
Baroque glass is essential in glass archaeometry, as such glass may contain substantial amount of boron ñ the
element that is very hard to analyse by the use of non-destructive methods. Other important elements, such as
Sb, Sr, Rb, Y, Zr and Zn are usually below the detection limits of PGAA
