The form of the Augustus of Prima Porta is intended to recall:
a. The Roman Republican veristic sculptures, such as the head of a Roman patrician
b. The idealization of the human form as seen in Greek classical sculptures such as the Doryphoros
c. The majesty of Egyptian pharaohs as seen in works like Menkaura and His Queen
d. The formal quality of Greek archaic sculptures like the Anavysos Kouros
Ans: b. The idealization of the human form as seen in Greek classical sculptures such as the Doryphoros
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