Satirical ostraca are a category of ostraca, (singular: an ostracon), that represent the real world in unrealistic, impossible situations–a satire.
''The Friendly Agent'', satirical print by James Gillray | ''General Jail Delivery'', satirical engraving of the time of Lovell's first imprisonment; the publication ''The Statesman'' is shown held (back to the left) by a man talking to a barrister; towards the front William Cobbett |