[en] The amplitude and phase of the cosmic-ray anisotropy are well established experimentally between 10¹¹ eV and 10¹⁴ eV. The study of their evolution in the energy region 10¹⁴-10¹⁶ eV can provide a significant tool for the understanding of the steepening (^knee⁾ of the primary spectrum. In this Letter, we extend the EAS-TOP measurement performed at E ₀ ∼ 10¹⁴ eV to higher energies by using the full data set (eight years of data taking). Results derived at about 10¹⁴ and 4 x 10¹⁴ eV are compared and discussed. Hints of increasing amplitude and change of phase above 10¹⁴ eV are reported. The significance of the observation for the understanding of cosmic-ray propagation is discussed.