Replica of a marble cup found at Knossos. Evans referred to it as a ‘moustache cup’ because of the incurving lip. In the Victorian period moustache cups were produced which had an internal ledge to keep a gentleman’s moustache dry when drinking.
Bibliography
Evans, Arthur. 1928. The Palace of Minos at Knossos, II, p. 58, fig. 27b
Myres, John (ed.). 1936. British Archaeological Discoveries in Greece and Crete 1886-1936, p. 13