RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Blažková, Gabriela
A1 Křížová, Šárka
T1 Early postmedieval and postmedieval glass finds from two waste pits from the inner court yard of the Salm Palace in Prague
JF Staletá Praha
YR 2020
VO 36
IS 2
SP 95
OP 119
DO 10.56112/sp.2020.2.05
UL https://staletapraha.cz/en/artkey/pha-202002-0005.php
AB This study presents the analysis of glass artefacts found in two waste pits at the inner courtyard of the Salm Palace in Prague Hradčany. The pits, however, were used by the residents of the neighbouring Schwarzenberg Palace. Both glass assemblages were analysed from an archaeological and archaeometric point of view. This study confirms great significance and importance of such interdisciplinary cooperation. Chemical analysis of 35 samples showed a clear predominance of potassium glass. Sodium-ash glass is represented only by a goblet fragment with a mascaron-shaped knop and by a glass button. Although both studied assemblages are of a similar, more or less identical date - from the second half of the 17th century to the 18th century, morphologically they perform certain diversity. Both table, window and especially container glass was identified. The unique finds include fragments of a mirror and a richly decorated glass button.