Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The image depicts a Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist. The object is circular and made of metal with a dark gray color. It features a central oval-shaped cutout with a teardrop-shaped hole in the middle and two rounded rectangular cutouts on either side. The cutouts are surrounded by a decorative border of five human-like faces with their mouths open and teeth visible, each with a different expression and carved to show the top of the head with hair. The faces are arranged in a circular pattern around the central cutout. The background of the image is light gray.