The Bergslagen urn is a showpiece of Näveqvarn’s technical and artistic skills. Around ten copies were made, and it was shown outside the Swedish pavilion at the 1925 World’s Fair in Paris. The urn’s shape and decoration exemplify the 1920s interest in classical as well as ancient Egyptian art and architecture. Reminiscent of Egyptian pictography, or of a stiffly drawn comic strip, the decoration tells the story of the metal industry.