Who is represented by the small pharaonic bust in the corner of Room 1 of the British Museum- the Enlightenment Gallery?

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A little searching brought up a video walking tour of the museum room mentioned. This YouTube video on The Walking Camera channel shows what I assume is the bust in question [time 5:19], and the plaque beneath the bust labels the item as Ptolemy I, [time 5:30] , so it does start with a P and end with an I.

The label reads

Ptolemy I.
Egyptian, late 3rd century BC.

Fragment of a basalt statue of Ptolemy I (305-283 BC), general of Alexander the Great, who founded the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, wearing a royal headdress with a protecting serpent.

Said to have been found in the lining of a well in the Nile Delta.

The museum has more information concerning this particular statue here, and here is an image of the bust in question from Wikimedia

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