Papers by George Wing
Spoken Egyptian in Age of Mythology: An Update from George Wing
Substack, 2024
Research contributor to informal article aimed at informing public on the interaction between vid... more Research contributor to informal article aimed at informing public on the interaction between video games and Ancient Egyptian language [with Dylan Black].
Havin' a right old Mare!: woodblock prints of Shank's Mare from the Scott Collection
Monogatari: the art of storytelling in Japanese woodblock prints, 2022
Catalogue of the exhibition at the Oriental Museum, Durham University 28th January to 15th May 20... more Catalogue of the exhibition at the Oriental Museum, Durham University 28th January to 15th May 2022. Exhibition organised by Oriental Museum, Durham University and National Museum of Japanese History. George Wing's essay focuses on the prints depicting scenes from Tokaidochu Hizakurige (Shank's Mare) by Ikku Jippensha.
Predynastic Egyptian representations of animals: The journey from nature to art and beyond (2015 Research Masters)
This paper will argue that human-animal relationships in the Predynastic period of Egypt might be... more This paper will argue that human-animal relationships in the Predynastic period of Egypt might be understood through the analysis of zoomorphic artefacts. Supplied with this paper is a database containing 617 three-dimensional zoomorphic objects excavated from Predynastic Egyptian sites. The analysis of the database, as well as critical discussions of forms leads to several conclusions. This paper details how artefacts may have related to the nature of cosmology and how animal-spirits represented aspects of place, identity and ancestors. Certain animals are appropriate for specific artefact types, such as fish being the most common animal depicted on palettes. The use of anthropological thought and ethnographic studies also aid in the interpretation of certain practices and beliefs related to animals and humans. The rise of elite powers seems to have affected how animals were used in artwork and iconography. Forms such as the ‘bull’s head’ amulet appear more frequently towards the Early Dynastic period, but also the nature of late Predynastic ceremonial artefacts seems to have altered how humans related with animals in artwork. This paper shows how the elite appropriation of forms affected animal images in relation to official writing, but also how some aspects of hieroglyphic writing may have been anticipated on zoomorphic artefacts in the Predynastic period.
Teaching Documents by George Wing
Predynastic Egyptian Zoomorphic and Anthropomorphic Database
www.tinyurl.com/predynastic, 2017
Online database repository for access to researchers. A curated and live catalogue of excavated a... more Online database repository for access to researchers. A curated and live catalogue of excavated artefacts from the Predynastic period of Ancient Egypt. Currently focusing on zoomorphic objects, the catalogue will continue to expand with anthropomorphic objects/figurines. The project spawned from the Research Masters Thesis "Predynastic Egyptian representations of animals: The journey from nature to art and beyond" and has the specific aim to encourage a collaborative effort to further the understanding of Predynastic Egypt.
Talks by George Wing
Poster communication as part of presentation at Origins 6 (6th International Conference on Predyn... more Poster communication as part of presentation at Origins 6 (6th International Conference on Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt), Universität Wein & Institut für Ägyptologie in Wien, Vienna, Austria - September 2017
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