A NECKLACE ASSEMBLAGE from a small Anglo–Saxon cemetery in Hardingstone (Northamptonshire), was discovered during excavations in the 1960s, but until now has remained unpublished. It is an example of a type commonly found in the distinctive well-furnished female graves of the later 7th century in England and is constituted from beads and pendants, some of unusual type. This paper investigates this discovery, individually assessing the component parts of the necklace and presenting qualitative compositional analysis of the silver and glass used in their manufacture. As a case study, the Hardingstone necklace provides an opportunity to explore the meaning of these kinds of jewellery item and to better understand the prominent role of the women who wore them in 7th-century Anglo-Saxon society.

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来自英格兰北安普敦郡哈丁斯通的 7 世纪项链

1960 年代在挖掘过程中发现了来自哈丁斯通（北安普敦郡）的一个小型盎格鲁-撒克逊公墓的项链组合，但直到现在仍未发表。它是一种常见于 7 世纪后期英格兰精心布置的独特女性坟墓中的典型类型，由珠子和吊坠组成，其中一些是不寻常的类型。本文对这一发现进行了研究，分别评估了项链的组成部分，并对制造过程中使用的银和玻璃进行了定性成分分析。作为一个案例研究，哈丁斯通项链提供了一个机会来探索这些珠宝项目的意义，并更好地了解佩戴它们的女性在 7 世纪盎格鲁-撒克逊社会中的重要作用。