The Horses of Anahita or The Flight of Night

William Morris Hunt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork features a raised-relief sculpture of three entities, two horses and one man. The horses are in a dynamic pose. The central horse is positioned with its head thrown back and mane blowing in the wind. Its front right leg is raised, while its back left leg is lifted. The horse on the right has a similar pose. The man is on the left, near the horses' heads, with short hair, and is depicted in a dynamic pose. The background of the sculpture has a mottled brown color. The entire piece is encased in a wooden frame.