That just looks like a heat shield, bent at the bottom (sit on top of the block) and another formed dent on the top edge that quite possibly lines up with some pokey out bit on the head, and they have stuck the four individual exhaust manifold gaskets to it as an aid to getting the things easily lined up during re-assembly.
Don't forget to replace all the studs when putting it back together along with the nuts.
This posting may have been helpfull, on the other hand probably not... Either way, I may have had drink when posting it in which case it's probably not as helpfull as it could have been
Work safe, and remember all technical problems can be resolved with a hammer, the trick is knowing where to hit it and how big a hammer to use (I often find it may also help to have a spare bit in the shed to replace the bit you have just mullered

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