The looting of god statues was a common practice in ancient times. In this particular instance, the Babylonians needed their god statue back before they could rebuild after it was sacked by invaders, and it was eventually taken as loot by the Elamites and used as a trophy of their victory.
King Nabonidus boasts of his complete destruction of the city of Babylon in the 6th century BCE, using floods of water to erase all traces of the city, and dumping the temple towers into the Eratu Canal.
The looting of Saddam Hussein's palaces during the American invasion of Iraq and the insurrection on the US Capitol looked similar in nature, with both involving stealing and damaging properties. However, some of the stolen objects from Saddam's palaces are being repatriated back to Iraq.
The tomb inscription of Qurosh and the mystery around it's absence is discussed and questioned by historians.
Cyrus' propaganda aimed at the Jewish people promised that Persians would allow them to return to their homeland. This message was coupled with promises of positive change in religious traditions among other things.