The Toledo Museum of Art announced Tuesday it would return four rare artworks to the Republic of India because they are believed to be stolen.

“We have been in discussion for some time with the Attorney General [U.S. Department of Justice], Homeland Security, and the Republic of India about the works of art that we sourced from Subhash Kapoor. We are making arrangements with the Embassy of India to return the objects at a mutually convenient time,” TMA Director Brian Kennedy said.

The artworks to be returned are: a stone Stele of Varaha Rescuing the Earth, the bronze sculpture Ganesha, a Mughal period Pandan box, and the 18th-century watercolor Rasikapriya from the Samdehi Ragini.

The museum also will return more than 110 items donated by Mr. Kapoor and his gallery. The ceramic objects and works on paper were not accessioned as part of TMA’s collection, Mr. Kennedy said.

“The Indian diplomats with whom we have been dealing with have been appreciative of our determination to examine the provenance [origin] issue and our commitment to return the objects if they had been at issue, which they were found to be,” Mr. Kennedy said.

Mr. Kapoor, a once-esteemed  art dealer and owner of Art of the Past gallery in New York City, is believed to have run a theft and smuggling operation dealing in art and artifacts. According to the TMA statement, he and gallery manager Aaron Freedman are accused of selling looted artifacts and “providing false histories of prior ownership to buyers.”

Authorities arrested Mr. Kapoor in Germany in 2011; he was extradited to India the following year on charges of forgery, illegal exportation, and criminal conspiracy. The case against him there still is pending.

First Published September 23, 2015, 4:00 a.m.