Fragments from architectural reliefs, icon offerings and...

Fragments from architectural reliefs, icon offerings and human and animal figurines are among the “Southeast Asian Ceramics from the Collection of Margot and Hans Ries” to be shown through Nov. 5 at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena.

The Rieses, who fled Germany in 1933 because of growing anti-Semitism, emigrated to Bangkok and began collecting Thai ceramics.

The oldest piece dates to the 3rd Century B.C., and many were produced under the auspices of the 11th- and 12th-Century Khmer empire.

Significant pieces include terra cottas from Ku Bua, the celadon incense burner from Sawankhalok, a rare under-glaze painted bowl with a Buddhist double vajra motif, a Kalong black dish, and the Reises’ first piece, a Sawankhalok elephant.

The museum, at 46 N. Los Robles Ave., is open Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. General admission is $3; senior citizens and students are admitted for $1.50.