Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The image depicts a circular, dark brown metal object. A central, elongated, teardrop-shaped hole runs vertically through the center. A raised, three-dimensional depiction of a man's head and left shoulder protrudes from the lower right. The man's facial features include yellow eyes and a mustache and goatee; he wears a yellow necklace. Four lines of black foreign script are etched on the left side. The background behind the object is gray. The object is identified as a sword guard and the artist unknown. The object would best be described as a round, brown Tsuba with a central hole featuring a protruding figure and inscriptions.