. Greek athletic sports and festivals . victory in the Panathenaea.*The existence of musical competitions at a yet earlier date isproved by two small sixth-century Panathenaic amphorae in the ^ Priene, Priene Tnschriften, 5 ; a decree of the people of Priene notlater than 326 for the sending of two Theoroi to Athens with a Colophon 306 , ii. 164, ii. 5. 2 Suidas, ii. 2, p. 1691. 3 Perides, 13. ^ Schol. to Pindar, P. xii. i XI PANATHENAEA—MUSICAL CONTESTS 231 British Museum.^ One represents a citharist playing on thechelys, the other a player on the double
. Greek athletic sports and festivals . victory in the Panathenaea.*The existence of musical competitions at a yet earlier date isproved by two small sixth-century Panathenaic amphorae in the ^ Priene, Priene Tnschriften, 5 ; a decree of the people of Priene notlater than 326 for the sending of two Theoroi to Athens with a Colophon 306 , ii. 164, ii. 5. 2 Suidas, ii. 2, p. 1691. 3 Perides, 13. ^ Schol. to Pindar, P. xii. i XI PANATHENAEA—MUSICAL CONTESTS 231 British Museum.^ One represents a citharist playing on thechelys, the other a player on the double flute, standing on aplatform before a bearded man, clothed in a long chiton andstriped himation, while at the side of the platform is seated ajudge similarly clothed and holding a wand. The vase fromwhich our illustration is taken belongs to the class of vasedescribed as imitations of Panathenaic amphorae (Fig. 32).The musical competition is represented on both sides. At alater date the musical prizes consisted in a sum of silver and. Fig. 32,—Small Panathenaic (?) amphora, in British Museum, B. 188. Sixth century. crowns of gold. In any case, the small amphorae cannot havebeen used to hold oil, and may be regarded as commemorativeprizes bestowed on musicians, perhaps in addition to somemore substantial prize, on the analogy of the larger amphoraebestowed on victors in athletics or chariot-races. An early black-figured kylix in the British Museum points to the existence of choral and dramatic competitions at the Panathenaea (Fig. 33). The central group represents a sacrifice to Athene^ who stands beside her altar armed with shield and 1 Vases, B. 139, 141 ; cp. BerL Vas. 1873. 232 GREEK ATHLETIC SPORTS AND FESTIVALS chap. spear, much as she is depicted on Panathenaic vases. Advanc-ing towards the altar is a procession formed of a tragic chorus,a comic chorus, and a dithyrambic chorus. Diogenes Laertius ^states that dramatic competitions existed at the Panathenaea,but w
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