Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Dark brown circular metal object with a worn texture. The object is a sword guard, also known as a tsuba. It has a central elongated teardrop-shaped cutout with a small copper-colored piece at the bottom. There are two rounded shapes on either side of the teardrop cutout, each with a smaller cutout resembling a leaf or a bird's head. At the top and bottom of the object, there are two circular cutouts, each with a small notch on one side. The background is plain light gray. The artist of this piece is unknown but it is referred to as Sword Guard (Tsuba).